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Joint Release with
JENNY MACKLIN MP
Minister for Families, Housing, Community Services
and Indigenous Affairs
$640,000 for inquiry into national disability care and support
Tuesday, July 7, 2010
Seventeen national disability and carer peak organisations will share in $640,000 in Australian Government funding to provide input into a national disability long-term care and support scheme.
The Productivity Commission Inquiry is examining a range of options for providing long-term care and support to people with disabilities, including consideration of the appropriateness of a no-fault social insurance approach to disability.
The Commission will report in July 2011 on the costs, benefits and feasibility of a national disability long-term care and support scheme that would provide an entitlement to services over a person’s lifetime, with a focus on early intervention.
The Inquiry is a key element of the Government’s National Disability Strategy and National Carer Strategy.
The Minister for Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs, Jenny Macklin, said the funding would help ensure that people with disability are included in the consultation process.
“This is a significant inquiry into the future of disability in this country, and it is essential that we listen to the views of the people most affected,” Ms Macklin said.
“The seventeen organisations have been identified as leaders in their sector, each with comprehensive networks which enable them to reach a wide range of people with disability.”
These organisations will assist people wanting to provide input into the Inquiry through the submission process, consultations and public hearings.
The Parliamentary Secretary for Disabilities, Bill Shorten, said that the Productivity Commission inquiry had attracted huge interest from the community.
“This funding will let people with disability make their contribution. We want to make this inquiry as thorough as possible, to ensure that it leads to real improvements for people with disability,” Mr Shorten said.
“Letting the voices of the disability community be heard is a big part of that.”
As part of the $640,000, the Australian Government has provided $100,000 to the Australian Federation of Disability Organisations (AFDO). AFDO, a large national body representing people with disability, will encourage and support other disabilityorganisations across the country to provide input into the Inquiry.
Similarly, Carers Australia and the Disability Advocacy Network of Australia will each receive funding of $60,000 to involvecarers and disability advocacy service providers through their respective national networks.
Organisations to receive funding
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Australian Federation of Disability Organisations
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$100,000
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Carers Australia (through state networks)
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$60,000
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Disability Advocacy Network of Australia
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$60,000
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Blind Citizens Australia
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$30,000
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Brain Injury Australia
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$30,000
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Children with Disability Australia
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$30,000
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Deaf Australia
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$30,000
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Deafness Forum of Australia
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$30,000
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First Peoples Disability Network (Australia)
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$30,000
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Mental Health Council of Australia
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$30,000
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Australian Mental Health Consumer and Carer Forum
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$30,000
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National Council on Intellectual Disability
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$30,000
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National Disability Services
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$30,000
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National Ethnic Disability Alliance
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$30,000
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People with Disability Australia
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$30,000
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Physical Disability Australia
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$30,000
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Women with Disabilities Australia
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$30,000
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Total
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$640,000
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